Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
$3,000
Princess /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Grace Kelly Abstract Colorful
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Princess" Series: Eclecticism *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2024 Medium: Origi...
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Canvas, Oil
Wisła (Vistula) - Contemporary Atmospheric and Modern Nature Painting
Located in Hallein, AT
The signature is on the back of the canvas A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of vertica...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
A Bit of Jam - Original Abstract Food Inspired Still Life Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted landscape artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant paintin...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Paper, Color Pencil
$775
Little Happy Cakes - Abstract Floral Still Life Textured Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Canvas, Latex, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$775
Happy Little Feel Goods - Abstract Floral Still Life Textured Mixed Media Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Canvas, Latex, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Evening in a Small Town
By Jacob Burda
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Evening in a Small Town As long as we are alive, life continues to unfold around us. And life is full of color. Someone is playing football with friends, someone is hurrying home ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,826
Light 21 September 16:21 - Modern Minimalistic Seascape Painting, Large Format
Located in Hallein, AT
The painting is signed on the back Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,232
Contrapuntal Painting Study (3/25) by James Lumsden - Abstract Art, Blue & Red
Located in Paris, FR
Contrapuntal Painting Study (3/25) is an artwork by Scottish artist James Lumsden created with acrylic on canvas and focusing on different shades of blue. Dimensions: 24 × 18 cm (9.4...
Acrylic
$4,650
"Winter (Diptych)" - Contemporary Aspen Forest Winter Scene, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan (American, b. 1984) "Winter (Diptych)" is a contemporary oil painting on canvas, unframed but ready to hang. Condition: New. The painting comes directly from th...
Oil, Canvas
$1,105
Spring Welcome - Abstract Folk Art Inspired Bird Still Life Painting on Cavnas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker creates vibrant original artworks that merge the enduring charm of folk art with a contemporary sensibility shaped by nature, memory, and visual storytelling. Inspire...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache, Mixed Media
On the Meadow
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Size: 95×105 cm (overall size with stretching 105×115 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Title: On the Meadow A group of white geese, bright coral accents...
Canvas, Acrylic
NOCTURN - Contemporary Atmospheric and Modern Nature Painting
Located in Hallein, AT
The signature is on the back of the canvas A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of vertica...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Phone Booths, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The phone booth became an essential part of life in the early 1880s, marking a transformative shift in human communication: the ability to speak with one anothe...
Oil
Lazy Morning 3
Located in Zofingen, AG
"""""Lazy Morning"" is an intimate space in which the protagonist feels like the center of her own universe; it is a fragile feeling of personal uniqueness, when it seems as if the e...
Canvas, Oil
$1,712
Chasing Sunshine - Contemporary Cowboy Horse Landscape Painting by K Hormel
Located in DE
Step into a world where freedom, femininity and the untamed spirit of the American West come together. In this vibrant new collection, Katharina Hormel reimagines the Western landsc...
Canvas, Acrylic
$650
Floating Leaves Wyatt Pond - Autumn Landscape Yellow Orange Leaves Blue Water
Located in Kent, CT
Brightly colored autumn leaves float on the surface of a vibrant teal blue pond in this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape in gouache on paper. The many shades of golden, p...
Paper, Gouache
$1,800
Peach Refrigerator - Kitchen Interior Painting Yellow Cabinets Tiled Floor, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in acrylic on canvas, a refrigerator with assorted magnets stands next to a microwave, toaster oven and blender, surrounded by wooden cabinets in a kitc...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,600
Dusk Moon Garden - Contemporary Night Landscape Field Flowers White House, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary landscape nighttime painting in acrylic on canvas, flowers on rolling hills are beneath a full moon in the sky. A white house stands at the top of the hill. Sign...
Canvas, Acrylic
$405
Happy to Serve - Original Abstract New York Inspired Coffee Still Life Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
The Feast
Located in Zofingen, AG
There’s something special about gathering around a table. Good food, familiar faces, a little extravagance, and the quiet comfort of being somewhere you belong. In The Feast, a rathe...
Canvas, Acrylic
BIRCH 1 - Contemporary Atmospheric and Modern Nature Painting
Located in Hallein, AT
The signature is on the back of the canvas A few words of the artist about his art: When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of vertica...
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Yeehaw or Never, Contemporary Cowboys and horses Landscape Painting
Located in DE
A vibrant oil painting captures a serene moment in a desert landscape. The scene unfolds under a soft pink sky. Figures of cowboys stand in quiet camaraderie. Their attire blends ear...
Canvas, Acrylic
No plans, just horses - Contemporary Cowboy Horse Landscape Painting
Located in DE
Step into a world where freedom, femininity and the untamed spirit of the American West come together. In this vibrant new collection, Katharina Hormel reimagines the Western landsc...
Canvas, Acrylic
The Heart of an Iris
Located in Zofingen, AG
"A flower with the presence of a jewel. An immense iris unfurls in turquoise, blue and violet, its silken folds surrounding a golden heart that appears to glow from within. Deep burg...
Canvas, Acrylic
Desember 2
Located in Zofingen, AG
This picture reflects a real winter fairy tale, the Christmas tree mood and the atmosphere of the approaching holiday. The picture shows early morning.
Canvas, Oil
Have a Sit, Babe
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Somewhere between rushing through the day and constantly thinking about what comes next, there is a small luxury we often forget about: staying. Sitting down. Looking around. Lettin...
Canvas, Acrylic
$650
"Harvest" - Contemporary Portrait of Woman in Profile, Oil on Silver Leaf, 2016
Located in Denver, CO
Cody Erickson (American, b. 1986) "Harvest," 2016 Oil on silver leaf 5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 cm) Signed lower right. Unframed, but ready to hang. A young woman is seen in profile faci...
Silver Leaf
Field Notes (Gestural Abstract, Warm, Earthy, Coral and Blue Hues)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Field Notes Oil on Canvas 2026 Size: 40 x 30 x 1.5 inches (101.6 x 76.2 x 3.81 cm) Signed in front on lower right Signed, dated and titled verso COA provided *On St...
Canvas, Oil
$1,084
Boots On, Worries Gone Contemporary Cowboys and horses Landscape Painting
Located in DE
A vibrant oil painting captures a serene moment in a desert landscape. The scene unfolds under a soft pink sky. Figures of cowboys stand in quiet camaraderie. Their attire blends ear...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sleeping Bird
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95 × 95 × 2 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Presentation: The canvas is stretched on a wooden frame and ready to hang. Ship...
Acrylic, Canvas
"Oh Geez", Double Portrait of a Woman with Spinning Halos, Aerosol and Acrylic
By Mando Marie (seeyouthroughit)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Oh Geez" is a one-of-a-kind original work by Amanda Marie (Mando), created using acrylic and aerosol on paper. The piece measures 9"h x 12.5"w framed and shipped in the featured woo...
Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Imaginary Self - v2", Surreal Ghost Portrait on Dark Background
By Mando Marie (seeyouthroughit)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Imaginary Self - v2" is a one-of-a-kind original work by Amanda Marie (Mando), created using acrylic and aerosol on paper. The piece measures 12.5"h x 9"w framed and shipped in the ...
Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Ochre Fields with Barn" - Red Barn Oil Painting, 2026
By Sandra Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
Sandra Pratt (American, b. 1978) "Ochre Fields with Barn," 2026 Oil on panel 5 x 7 in (12.7 x 17.78 cm) Signed lower right. Framed, 6.5 x 8.5 in (16.51 x 21.59 cm). A red barn with ...
Oil, Wood Panel
Hop In
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the middle of our busy, constantly moving lives, it is surprisingly easy to forget about the simple things. Sitting somewhere beautiful, noticing the people around us, trying some...
Canvas, Acrylic
$7,500
Outland 53 - Contemporary Abstract Poured Painting Mint Blue Green Pink, 2026
Located in Kent, CT
In poured tinted polymer on aluminum, Outland No. 53 by Susan English is a wonderful play of color, light, and composition. The artist pours each layer of the tinted polymer, buildin...
Metal
Minotaur Andino — Original Abstract and Representational Oil Painting 27x27 Inch
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Minotaur Andino — Original Abstract and Representational Oil Painting Original abstract and representational oil painting on canvas by Colombian artist Luis Xiua, Minotaur Andino rei...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Midnight Magnolia - Original Abstract Floral Painting on Paper by Sally K
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sally K’s floral paintings on paper explore the expressive possibilities of color, gesture, and organic form. Recognizable blossoms merge with abstract passages, creating composition...
Acrylic, Paper
Beginning 8 - Modern Large Format Painting, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Hallein, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
Best of Friends -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Art Deco Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This is for a special person in my life, the person I talk to about my plans, my best friend. Someone who is close and dear and always there when I need him, the one who walks with ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
Peace Within 1 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Art Deco, People, Africa
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"In The Distance (mini v3)", Vintage-Inspired Figurative Stencil Car Scene
By Mando Marie (seeyouthroughit)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"In The Distance (mini v3)" is a one-of-a-kind original work by Amanda Marie (Mando), created using acrylic and aerosol on paper. The piece measures 9"h x 12.5"w framed and shipped i...
Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
Peace Within 2 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Art Deco, People, Africa
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Mobile Shapes on Pink, Mid Century Style Triptych, Organic Floating Forms, Blue
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Mobile Shapes on Pink Medium: Acrylic on Paper Size: 40x83 inches (each panel measures 40x28 inches), 100x210 cm (each panel measures 100x70 cm) Year: 2026 * Frame ...
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
$1,541
Save a horse, ride a cowboy Contemporary Cowboys and horses Landscape Painting
Located in DE
A vibrant oil painting captures a serene moment in a desert landscape. The scene unfolds under a soft pink sky. Figures of cowboys stand in quiet camaraderie. Their attire blends ear...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Evening Pines" - Contemporary Tonalist Forest Landscape Oil Painting, 2026
Located in Denver, CO
Thomas Kegler (American, b. 1970) "Evening Pines, Psalm 62:1-2," 2026 Oil on panel 5 x 5 in (12.7 x 12.7 cm) Unsigned on the front Unframed, but ready to hang. A stand of slender tr...
Oil, Wood Panel
Mariana Paris Mon Amor: Renaissance Inspired Collage Art Mixed Media Painting
By Maria Torroba
Located in Atlanta, GA
Torroba cites Diego Velazquez’s 1653 portrait of Mariana of Austria as a major source of inspiration. During Velazquez’s tenure as the leading artist in the Spanish court of King Phi...
Mixed Media, Panel, Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Fiesta, Modern Design, Playful Contemporary Painting on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, ES
Abstract Fiesta is a modern, festive painting on canvas by Perrine Honoré. Her work is distinguished by its youthful aesthetic and elegant interplay of shapes, through which she crea...
Canvas, Acrylic
Trust: In Space — Set of Two
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) – size of each picture Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled This pair of paintings is part of my Trust: I...
Canvas, Acrylic
Flash and Glimmer, II
By Gwen Wong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
"Above and Beyond"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Peregrine Heathcote’s paintings conjure a world of intoxicating glamour and intrigue, slipping across the boundaries of time to fuse iconic pre-war design with modern conceptions of ...
Canvas, Oil
Harbour
By Gwen Wong
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Gold Leaf
$3,025
Weeping Plum Tree II by Lumi Mizutani - Contemporary Japanese-Style Painting
Located in Paris, FR
Weeping Plum Tree II is a painting by contemporary Franco-Japanese artist Lumi Mizutani. In Weeping Plum Tree II, Lumi Mizutani depicts a blossoming weeping plum tree, its delicate c...
Silver Leaf
The Peace Within - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Lemons to Lemonade - Original Abstract Still Life Acrylic Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted landscape artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant paintin...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
$443
Peak District, February Sun, Original painting, Contemporary artist, landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
An expressive palette knife oil painting of South Head hill, painted en plein air in the Peak District . The thick, textured application of paint brings the landscape to life. ADDIT...
Oil, Canvas
$585Sale Price|35% Off
Yellow Desert, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Signed, 33 x 48 In
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This contemporary figurative abstract painting presents a fantasy landscape where nature, human figures, animals and geometric forms coexist. The composition combines vibrant yellows...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"To Be By Your Side"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Peregrine Heathcote’s paintings conjure a world of intoxicating glamour and intrigue, slipping across the boundaries of time to fuse iconic pre-war design with modern conceptions of ...
Oil, Canvas
Bird of Happiness
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 100×100 cm (overall size with stretching 110×110 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Title: Bird of Happiness Series: The Decorative Series In Bird of...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Beat, Beat. Plus Outro (Linea Pictura — Diptych)" Abstract Diptych with String
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Beat, Beat. Plus Outro (Linea Pictura — Diptych)" is an original artwork by Hyland Mather made of acrylic, ink, string, pins on drop cloth, in tray frames. It measures approx 43”h x...
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Pins
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